Sam, Mom would can it one year and sometimes she would still have some left a couple of years later. I guess it would last as long as any thing else you canned. Dot Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Loudermilk" <samgospel@yahoo.com> To: <down-home-chatter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] KRAUT Dot jo, how long does this keep in the jars.......................this looks easy enough, and I'll bet it is good. Just need to know how long it keeps before going bad. Sam Marilyn and Shirley, Here is mom's kraut in a jar. chop cabbage to desired size add to jar( I believe this is for pint jar.) add 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp vinager 1/2 tsp, sugar fill jar with cabbage add salt, vinager and sugar. DO NOT not pack cabbage. fill jar up to a 1/2 inch from top of jar with boiling water. place lids on jar. DO NOT TIGHTEN LIDS!!!!!!!!!!! the cabbage must have space to work. by working this means the water will bubble out of the jars. So place jars in a pan or somewhere where it won't make a mess. Once the kraut stops working lids may be thighten down. Make a very few jars at a time to see if you like it. Dot Jo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DOWN-HOME-CHATTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DOWN-HOME-CHATTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message